If you do not sign back up before the deadline, i will start actively seeking your replacement on August 13th. Those that are not part of the league and wish to join may post your interest here. Your post will essentially be your "dibs" if someone does not join.

Rules (it's long, but not really complicated):

theJ wrote:

1. Each team can keep from 0-3 players from their previous end-of-season roster – Depending on what players are left on your team at the end of the previous season, you may wish to “keep” none of your players.

2. Players drafted in the first 2 rounds of a draft can not be kept in the following season – This prevents the top tier of players from being kept and creating massively unfair teams. Due to rule 4 below, the first 2 rounds technically couldn’t be kept anyways.

3. A Player can only be kept a maximum of 3 consecutive times – This rule is there just to keep things interesting. If you want the same player(s) on the same team year after year, maybe you should start a Dynasty league instead.

EDIT: Clarifier: A player may be kept 3 times consecutively, regardless of which team is keeping them. Meaning two teams can't trade 3rd year keepers so that they can keep them for 3 more years.

4. For each player that is kept (and was originally drafted by a team), that manager must give up a draft pick 2 picks higher than where the player was initially drafted the year before – This ensures that players that improve in talent each season are accounted for. If Frank Gore was drafted in the 13th round last year, you probably don’t want him counting for a teams 13th pick for the next 3 years.

Example: Wide receiver Brandon Marshall was drafted in the 11th round last year. If kept, this year he would account for the teams 9th round pick. If kept again, the following year he would be considered the 7th round pick.

5. Any player that went undrafted the previous year, but is being kept, will count as a team’s 3rd to last draft pick – This rule is there to slightly reward good drafting, as keeping free agent pickups are a little pricier than last round draft picks.

Example: Marques Colston was picked up off free agency last season by a team. If the league has 15 rounds in its draft, and the manager wishes to keep Colston, he must give up his 12th round pick the following season (as opposed to a player drafted in the 15th round, who would only count for the 13th pick).

6. If you do not have a draft pick for a round to give up to keep a player, you must give up the next higher pick – This will only happen if you keep your second to last rounder and a free agent pickup (or multiple free agent pickups). In this case, you will lose your 12th and 13th rounder (assuming a 15 round draft).

Example: You wish to keep two free agents that you picked up during last season. Because both of them would qualify for your 12th pick (in a 15 round draft), one must count as the 12th pick, but the other will have to be your 11th pick.

7. No trading of picks or players (players can still be traded during the season before the trade deadline - This is to keep teams from trading a player that wasn't going to be kept in order to get an extra draft pick. In a way, this rewards the team extra for good drafting, but also gives an unfair advantage for the following season.

To clarify:

-For all trades, you will give up the draft pick that he was chosen at. So if i drafted Cedric Benson in the 7th and traded him, he's still worth the 7th rounder and the team who chooses to keep him will give up a 5th.

-However, if you drafted say, Jamal Charles in the 13th, and dropped him, his round value is void. So the team that picks him up in FA will give up a 12th, not an 11th.

I will investigate all keepers for how they were acquired, so you don't have to worry about it. I'll end up posting here what you'll be giving up. Feel free to give me this info if you'd like, it will make the investigation easier.

Addendum: I want to head this off before it occurs:

In order to keep a player, he has to actually play a game with your fantasy team. Meaning, you can't pick up Dez Bryant, then use your 12th rounder to keep him (he's on IR). The same goes for any player on IR.

This is meant to discourage owners from picking up guys on IR with the intent of using them as keeper players the following years.

So the fun part: When is everyone available for the draft? I realize already it will be impossible to accomodate everyone, but i will try my best to make sure everyone can make it. So after you sign up go ahead and post here when you'd like it.

Right now the draft is set for Friday Sept 2 at 7:30 PM EST._________________

So the fun part: When is everyone available for the draft? I realize already it will be impossible to accomodate everyone, but i will try my best to make sure everyone can make it. So after you sign up go ahead and post here when you'd like it.

Right now the draft is set for Friday Sept 2 at 7:30 PM EST.

I will be taking classes soon, Fri-Sun works for me or anyday well before 6._________________

Alright, seems like out of the guys that have signed up so far Sunday is the best day. I went ahead and set it for Sun, Sept 4, 8:30 PM. Gives us the most time to get things set before then and learn of all the injuries and such.

And that's the day before Labor Day, so no one should be in bed yet.

(ok, i'm talking about me, i'm the old fart who goes to bed early)_________________